Abstract
Sulfonic acids prevented bacterial growth by causing specific deficencies of vits. or metabolites. Certain compds. related to vits. or other metabolites caused specific deficiency diseases in animals. Microbial growth was inhibited with analogs of various metabolites and the effect was reversed with increased amts. of the metabolite concerned. Compounds which caused some anticipated pharma-col. signs have been predicted and synthesized. It remains to produce compounds having useful therapeutic action. Metabolite structure has been modified in many ways to produce inhibitory compounds.

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